Labor Day 2014: The Michigan Fitness Foundation offers a list of more than 14 walks throughout the state

GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Almost every year, my wife Pam and I participate in the Grand Crossings, a 5-mile walk across several bridges in downtown Grand Rapids.

And we are always surprised to see hundreds of people -- families, couples, neighbors, co-workers and even Mayor George Heartwell and his lovely wife Susan -- who come out to celebrate fitness.

Really, who wants to be up at 8 a.m. when you have the day off from work?

The walk -- which is the same distance as the more famous annual Labor Day Walk on the Mackinac Bridge -- is part of the Michigan Fitness Foundation's efforts to encourage communities to host their own Labor Day Community Walk.

I included Grand Crossings and the Mackinac Bridge Walk in my Top 5 things to do this Labor Day weekend 2014.